Bowl with Serpent Handles
before 1608 | Ottavio Miseroni
The task of assembling stone vessels from their various parts and attaching feet or handles was a goldsmith’s job. At the Prague court, however, stonecutters, goldsmiths and jewellers often cooperated already in designing the objects, and painters and sculptors might also be involved. The resulting works attained that ideal of exclusivity that the Emperor thought appropriate for his collection.
The task of assembling stone vessels from their various parts and attaching feet or handles was a goldsmith’s job. At the Prague court, however, stonecutters, goldsmiths and jewellers often cooperated already in designing the objects, and painters and sculptors might also be involved. The resulting works attained that ideal of exclusivity that the Emperor thought appropriate for his collection.
Artist:
Ottavio Miseroni /Steinschnitt) (1567 Mailand - 1624 Prag) DNB
Time:
before 1608
Object Name
Vessel; Bowl
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Chalcedony, gold, enamel
Dimensions:
H. 16 cm (ohne Henkel 9 cm), L. 28 cm, B. 31,8 cm (ohne Henkel 9 cm)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1692
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